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The Hostel Revolution

November 4, 2014 By Dan

There are no guarantees. If you take the risk, you may end up in a bed with sheets that aren’t quite clean. You may find out that pillows aren’t included or that, gasp, there is no hot water in the shower. But at the end of the day, you’ll still pay an incredibly small fee for being able to sleep securely with a roof over your head in a faraway foreign land. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Asia, Hostels, Travel

Expand Your Palate, Expand Your Mind

July 16, 2014 By Dan

Dan and Neil with minority Chinese women

“Pig penis”, I replied to the British man standing next to me in Yangshuo, China. He noticed that I had just ordered a strange looking mystery meat from the middle-aged Chinese man with a makeshift barbecue stand. “What’s the uh… twirly meat there?” (Read that with a British accent and try not laughing) was his exact question. I responded the only way I knew how, but I could tell it caught him off-guard. “Well is it any good?” he asked. “Probably not, but it’s worth a shot.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Asia, culture, food, palate

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